Happy About My Resumes Barbara Safani offers great advice... - Sterling Career Concepts

Happy About My Resumes Barbara Safani offers great advice... Happy About My Resumes Barbara Safani offers great advice Barbara Safani, author ofHappy About My Resume, just posted her top 5 worst pieces of resume adviceand theyre right on. In fact, Ijust had a conversationlast week with a client debating listing his degrees with graduation dates. If you have nothing to hide, then dont make it look like youre hiding something! I would add a sixth point to Barbaras list of bad resume writing tips Use an Objective Statement.This is sucha dated format.Today, youll get much better results by starting off your resumewith a summary section that highlights the value you bring to anemployer. Yesterdaysobjective statement was focused on what you wanted, the position for which you were looking. Sorry to disappoint, but whenrecruiters arescanning your resume, thats not their top concern. They have jobs to fill. A well-written summarywill show a potential employer your top stregnths and how you would best fit into their organization. Thats whatcompels them to read further!